The air in Los Angeles crackled with a desperate energy on Wednesday night against the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers, mired in a losing streak and missing their superstar Kawhi Leonard, were a team searching for an identity.
Nikola Jokic scored 25 of his season-high 55 points in the first quarter and the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to six games with a 130-116 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The Denver Nuggets’ early-season surge hit a moment of concern on Wednesday night when rising wing Christian Braun exited their matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers with a left ankle injury.
The Denver Nuggets have been noticeably lucky to start their 2025-26 campaign with minimal injuries, outside of a couple of minor tweaks to Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon.
The Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers renewed their rivalry on Wednesday as they faced off at Intuit Dome. The Nuggets were on a five-game winning streak, while the Clippers were on a five-game losing skid.
The Denver Nuggets could not have gotten luckier in the 2014 NBA Draft by taking a chance on Nikola Jokic in the second round, as the Serbian center continues to cement his name among the league's greatest.
The Denver Nuggets and nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook weren't able to keep their marriage from last season sustained for this year, as an interesting offseason dictated that both sides had different plans in mind for what his future on the roster may look like for this campaign.
Nikola Jokić posted 35 points and 15 rebounds, and Jamal Murray added 23 as the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to five games with a 122-108 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
On a five-game winning streak while pushing toward the top of the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets will try to overcome one of their early-season challenges.
The Denver Nuggets are humming, just as everyone expected, and Nikola Jokic is rolling. They have now won five consecutive games, with Jokic playing at an MVP level yet again.
Nikola Jokic scored 35 points on 16-of-19 shooting and collected 15 rebounds and seven assists as the Denver Nuggets posted a 122-108 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
The Denver Nuggets have won seven of their last eight games to improve to 7-2 on the season, and while they are undoubtedly one of the most talented teams in the NBA, injury luck has certainly worked in their favor.
Among the Denver Nuggets' offseason shifts and changes, one of those roster moves consisted of bringing a familiar face back into the fold–– signing Bruce Brown out of free agency, who was once a pivotal part of the team’s championship core in 2023.
Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon were both out of action on Saturday as the Denver Nuggets defeated the Indiana Pacers, 117-100, marking their fourth consecutive win.
With Tyrese Haliburton out this season, thanks to that brutal Achilles injury in the 2025 Game 7 Finals, the Pacers are stumbling, trying to find their groove but looking more lost than a GPS on a road trip!
Nuggets fans had plenty to celebrate at the start of the season when Christian Braun signed a five-year, $125 million extension. The deal effectively locked in Denver’s core four for the Nikola Jokic era alongside Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon.